Grain-binder



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GRAIN BINDER.

No. 248,182. Patented 180881881.

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GRAIN BINDER.

No. 249,18z. Patented 1\Iw.8,1881.4 V

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GRAIN BINDER.

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I UNITED STATES- PATENT Friese,

soLoN s. Jackman, on sYoAMoRE, ILLINOIS.

GRAIN-BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming perf; ef Letters Patent No. 249,182, aetea November e, '1881.

lAspirationnieuDecember 9, ists. f

or rope forming mechanism, one of the spindles or spools being partly broken away and in section Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section with the gear-wheels removed; Fig. 3, a face view of the band or rope forming devices; Fig. 4, an end view of the spindle or spool; Fig. H5, a side elevation, partly in section, of the spindle or spool, showing also the stationary disk and devices in section; Fig. 6,a face view of the stationary disk and devices; Fig.

7, a detail `showing the arrangement of the driving-gear; Fig. 8, a face view of the revolving disk or plate; Fig. 9, a side elevation ofthe same; Fig. 10, a rear view of the stationary disk; Fig. l1, `a top or plan view showing the device attached to a Vharvesterframe; Fig. 12 a cross-section on line w zo of' Fig.`l1; Fig. 13, a detail of the sheaf-holding tongs.

This invention relates to that class of automatic grain binders commonly known as straw-binders;7 where the bundle or sheaf is bound by means of aband or rope the strands of which are taken directly from the straw of the sheaf or bundle, the band or straw ropeV its nature consists in providing devices forl makin gthe rope or band which revolve around a` common center, but donot rotate on their own axes; in providinga circular head-plate with openings which cut away portions of its periphery, so as to leave points forI stopping Athe entrance of the grain or bers at the` proper time; in locating in such openings disks venting thetwisting of the same; in providing aprojectin g pointto assist in forcing the straw into the opening; in providing a stationary pinion, intermediate idlers, and pinions operating the disk spindles or shafts `for giving the required movement to the parts; in providing the spindles o r shafts with incasing Aconical spools to prevent winding of the straw upon the shafts and to free the spools from straw which may be wound around thenn-and in the several parts and combination of parts hereinafter set'forth as new.

In the drawings, A represents the bearing; A', the stationary collar or ange; A", the stand or attaching plate; B, the main shaft; C, the elliptical plate or support forthe gearwheels and other parts; D, the arms or Abows connecting the plate C and the head; E, the circular head-plate; E', the inclined surfaces; F, the conical-shaped spools; F', thebell-mouth or opening; F", the flat under surfaces o r porthe short shafts or rods; H', the bearings for H; I, the idlers; I',-the pinions; J, the stationary pinion; K, the circular non-rotatin g disks;

K', the opening in the disks K; K", the open-` ings in the head E; L, the spring-latch L', the spring; M, the gathering-arm; N, the curved guard-plates; O, the sills or lower frame of a` harvester; P, the sheaf-holding tongs; a, the oil-holes in A; b, a spline on the end of the shaft B `for a pulley or other driving-wheel; .0 d e, the universal joint; j', the head of the spindle G; f', the attaching-screws; y, the Vpivots for the latches L; h, the points of the latches; t', the point of attaching the` springs to the latches; j, the guard-plate for the end of the latch; k, the point on the lower face of the IOO disks; l, the triangular projection for crowdj ingthe strand into the opening; m, the curved Y gathering-point of the arm M; a n', the opene Magica ings in the head and disks for the passage of' the strand; o, the point for shutting off the passage of the straw into the opening.; of, the points formed by the openings a; p, the flange on the end of the spools F; q, the cut-away or flat portion of thespools F.

Only the sills O or lower portion of a harvester-frame are shown. The balance ofthe machine may be of any suitable construction,

operating in the usual manner, the grain being delivered to the holdin g-ton gs P by revolving disksand a revolving apron, or in any other suitable lnanner, the tongs being rotated and opened and closed by any suitable mechanism.

-The shaft B has its bearing in the cap or support A, having suitable holes, a, for oiling the shaft, and secured tothe frame-work O by the stand or plate A and suitable bolts. This shaft is to be driven by means ofa pulley-or gear-Wheel, from the main or drive wheel of the harvester, the outer end of the shaft pro- 'jecting beyond its bearing a suflicientdistance for this purpose. The inner end of this shaft passes through the collaror liange Af, which is formed with or permanently secured to the plate'A/C To said shaft is rigidly secured the plate or support G, which plate carries the driving-gear and supports the head E, the head being connected with the plate by the bars or arms'D and revolving with the plate and shaft B. 'l This plate or head E is of a circular form,

.andiis preferably depressed at the center, so

lon and insure its rotation with said spindle.4

These shafts or spindles G extend back and are connected by a universal joint, c d e, with the short shafts or rods H, which have their bearings H in the ends ofthe plate C, as shown in Fig. 1. The end of each shaft H passes through the plate, and to it is secured a pinion, l, which meshes with an intermediate idler, I,

one for each pinion, and the idlers mesh with 'the'stationary'pinion J, secured to the collar' A. Thepinions I and the stationary pinion J contain the same number of cogs or leaves. By -this arrangement it will be seen that the devices are attached tothe revolving shaft and must revolve with it but as the central cog-pinion, J, is stationary and contains the same number of cogs as the pinions If, and the idlers I mesh into both the pinions Il I and the pinion J, it is evident that thepinions I I,while traveling around the center of motion, do not revolve upon their own axes, and as the spindles or rods G II are rigidly secured in the pinions I and in the disks K, it will follow that the disks K do not revolve upon their axes,

. but always maintain the same vertical position wheel or pinion J. I

In each disk K is an opening, K', extending l to the peripheryofthedsk, so as toform a mouth or opening, n', between the points or projectionsl 7c, as shown in Figs. 6 and l0. In these openings, K are located latches Il, each latch being pivoted at one end to the stud or projection g, and extending longitudinally across the opening and having its point h guided and held in position by the plate j, secured to the back of the disk, the lower surface of each latch conforming nearly to the shape of the contiguous surface ofthe opening K', as shown in Fig. l0. These latches are pressed down and held by springs L', one for each latch, one end of the spring being secured at i to the latch, and the other end being coiled around the spindle or rod G and secured to theback of the plate or disk K, so as to enable the latch to yield sufficiently to accommodate an amount ofstraw necessary for the strand and prevent the strand from being withdrawn too easily.

To the face of each disk K is secured a curved arm, M, the lower end,'m, of `which projects over the opening n, and is bent or curved outward, so as to project beyond the periphery of the disk, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6.

' The disks K are held in pla-ce and prevented 'from slipping out of their bearings K by the guard-platesN, which are secured to the faces of the depressed portions E by bolts or screws, or in any other suitable manner, a portion of these rings or plates being cutaway at the point where the openings a are located, as shownin Fig. 3.

The spindles Gr are incased in conical spools F, the inner ends of which are secured to the disks K by screws f', and are providedwith a flange, p, extending around their periphery, so as to leave a space between the ends of the spools and the disks to permit the springs L to operate the latches L. The rear ends of these spools are each provided. with a bellmouth or opening, F', to allowthe universal joint to operate. Their lower faces, at theffront end, are cut away, so as to leave a iiat surface, F, and a beveled portion, q, to prevent the end from covering the opening n' in the disk and interfere with the passage of thef strand into the opening. These spools or conesF maintain the same relative position as the disks K in the operation of the parts, and their object is to preventthe straws or fibers of the bundle or sheaf from wrapping around the spindlesG and preventing theoperation oftherope-maker.

The curved point m gathers the straw for the strand from the bundle, and the point or projection l assists in forcing or carryingsu'ch strand into the opening or mouth n.

The device is to be secured to the harvesterframe at any desired angle that will bring the plate E in such relation to the side ofthe sheaf held in the tongs I and rotated thereby that K will pass the point of contact with the sheaf IOO IIO

i sinmltaneously,thel butt-end-of' the sheaf beingtoward the ropefmaker.

Inoperation the plate E, as it revolves inthe direction of the arrow, Fig. 3, will cause the curved point mto gather a portion of the straw from the adjacentsurf'ace of the butt of the bundle or sheaf', and theportion so gathered will pass naturally into the mouth oropening n' through the opening `n until a sufficient amount for the strand has passed through the openings, at which time the pointo will pass the pointkand separatethestrawinsideoftheopening'n' from that outside thereof. The straw thus caught will be carried backward into the opening a' by the points Z m, and forced under the latch L, where it will be held firmly by the pressure of the spring L', entirely preventing the strand from twisting, so that each strand is laid with the same portion always up by the action of the disk K. When the plate E has performed one-half of a revolution, the opposite disk K and its devices will be brought into operation, and gather a strand and form it in the same manner. As the sheaf during such operation is slowly rotated on its axis, a new point of contact is continually presented for each operation ot' the disks, which operations continue until the rope or band is `wound around the bundle, completing` the binding of the same as the strands are drawn from the disks. By this arrangement each strand of the rope is laid with the same portion always in i the same vertical position, by reason of the nonrotation of the disks K, instead of being swept aroundithe rope and 4presenting the same portion to the center ofthe rope, as is the common practice of using two ormore strands, which, when twisted together, lose their identity. The rope thus formed, not being in any manner twisted, cannot have a tendency to uutwist, and consequently needs no fastening at either end to hold it in place, as it is self-holding.

`Asshown, the rope or band is formed from two strands separate and distinct; but by adding pinions I', idlers I, disks K and their devices, and connecting spindles or rods G H, three or more strands can be used in forming the rope orband.

The form of the device can be changed and Iperform the operation of producing Ya band or `rope made directly from the straw of the bundle or sheaf, having the strands whichh compose the same laid around each other, each `strand being separate and distinct from the others and not twisted, which result is accomplished by causing the strand-forming devices to revolve around a common center without rotating on their own axes, thus laying the strands around each other without allo ing them to twist.

. Instead of the pinions l', intermediate idlers,VV I, and stationary pinion J, the same end may be accomplished by substituting for lthe cog- `wheels pulleys and belts, or sprocket-wheels and chains, or other devices, if desired, so

' long as the distinctive feature of carrying separatestrands controlled by non-rotating disks remains.A y A plane head, E, might be used with parallel spindles or rods Gr, dispensing with the universal joint c d e, and placing thepinions I' nearer the pinion J, and using smallier idlers I, placedin an oblique position. i

Ifthe straws cling around the smaller `portion of thespools F, they" are easily separated as they pass up the cone.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The disks K, provided with an opening to receive the strand and revolving around a common center withoutrotating on their own axes, for keeping the strands in the same vertical position, substantially as and for the purposes specified. i

2. The plate E, provided with` circular openings K", in combination with the disks K, for keeping the disks in position, substantially as specified. p

3. The non-rotating disks K, provided with opening K' to receive the strands for the band or rope, in combination with the spring-latch L, for keeping the strand from twisting in the opening, substantially as specified.

4. The non-rotating disks K, in combination with the spindles GH, andan operating mechanism for keeping the disks in the same position relative to the vertical, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

5. The non-rotating disks K, spindles or rods G H, and a supporting-frame, in combination with the pinions I', intermediateidlers,

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I, and stationary pinion J, for revolving the parts around a common center without rotating the pinions ontheir axes, whereby the disks K'are held with the same part always vertical, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

6. The plate or head E, provided with-circular openings K", and openings a on its periphery, in combination with the disks K, provided with openings K', and mouths or openings a', for regulating the amount of straw grasped for a strand as the openings a n' pass the point of contact with the bundle simultaneously, substantially as specified.

7. The plate or head E, provided with the openings a and points o, in combination with disks K, providedwith the mouths or open-4 ings n', and points 7c, for dividing the straw for the strand from that inV the4 bundle or sheaf, substantially as specified. j

8. 'Ihe curved point m and point l, in com-4 bination with the disk K, for forcing the straw for the strand into the mouth a' of the opening K', substantially as specified.

9. The combination of a revolvinghead, E, and non-rotating disks K, located in the face of the head, with a bundle support or tongs P,

for presenting the bundle to the rope-forming devices in a proper manner,l substantially as specified. y. y y

10. The conical spools F, in combination IZO with the spindles G, said spools ineasing the Will be formed having tWo or more strandsl 1o spindles o, for preventing the windingof straw laid around each other without being twisted, in the spindles, and loosening any straws that and requiring no end fastening, substantially may Wind around the spools, substantially as as specitied. specified.

11. The combination of' the head E. rear SOLON S' JAGKMAN' plate, C, arms D, and driving-gear I I J ,with Witnesses: the spindles G H and disks K, arranged and JAS. L. MILLAR, operating as described, Wherebyarope or band GEO. B. MORRIS. 

